Miguel Malvar was a Filipino revolutionary general who led forces against Spanish and American colonial rule in the Philippines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a leader in the Katipunan movement, he participated in battles against Spanish forces and later assumed control of Filipino revolutionary forces after Emilio Aguinaldo's capture by Americans. Facing scorched earth tactics by American General James Franklin Bell that killed thousands of Filipino civilians, Malvar surrendered in 1902 to prevent further loss of life, becoming the last Filipino general to do so. He then lived a quiet life farming until his death in 1911.